{"id":99735,"date":"2023-04-23T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=99735"},"modified":"2023-04-25T13:40:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T17:40:43","slug":"difference-between-mental-health-and-mental-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-mental-health-and-mental-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What&#8217;s the difference between mental health and mental illness? Why do so many people confuse the two?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, people interchangeably use mental health and mental illness, as if they mean the same thing. While they&#8217;re closely related, there&#8217;s actually a meaningful difference between the two psychological terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how <em>A First-Rate Madness<\/em> defines mental health and mental illness so you won&#8217;t get confused anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-defining-mental-health-and-mental-illness\"><strong>Defining Mental Health and Mental Illness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nassir Ghaemi offers simple definitions to help you understand the difference between mental health and mental illness:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mental Health: <\/strong>Ghaemi defines mental health as having no signs of psychological diseases (such as depression) as well as having normal personality traits based on the average population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mental Illness:<\/strong> According to Ghaemi, someone who\u2019s mentally ill has both the presence of an illness <em>and<\/em> abnormal personality traits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Other Definitions of Mental Health and Illness<\/strong><br><br>While Ghaemi defines mental health as the absence of mental disorders and the presence of normal personality traits, the World Health Organization provides a more elaborate, four-pronged definition: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/mental-health-strengthening-our-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mental health is a level of psychological wellness that allows us to handle challenges, reach our full potential, perform well, and contribute to our communities.<\/a> Mental disorders, on the other hand, are significant changes in your thinking, emotional regulation, and behavior that cause distress or hinder your ability to function.<br><br>Other researchers propose an even broader definition than the WHO and Ghaemi provide, one that they believe is less restrictive or culture-bound: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4471980\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mental health should be a \u201cdynamic state of internal equilibrium.\u201d<\/a> In other words, people with good mental health should experience <em>appropriate <\/em>emotions like fear, sadness, or anger during different times (such as when getting married or mourning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/death-of-a-loved-one\/\">loss of a loved one<\/a>) but have the resilience to recover from these emotions.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghaemi argues that, beyond mental illness and wellness, there\u2019s a third category to consider. <strong>Some people have <\/strong><strong><em>abnormal personalities<\/em><\/strong><strong> or temperaments, meaning they\u2019re neither ill nor completely healthy<\/strong>. This third category can exist because mental health lies on a spectrum\u2014there\u2019s no definite line dividing mental wellness and mental disorder.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghaemi explains that personalities generally form around the age of three and remain relatively unchanged throughout adulthood. People with abnormal personalities have natural traits similar to symptoms of mental illnesses, but those traits are milder and longer-lasting. For example, someone might naturally be more melancholic and have lower energy compared to the average population but not be depressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortorm note: By \u201cabnormal personality,\u201d Ghaemi is mainly referring to dysthymia, hyperthymia, and cyclothymia\u2014the first resulting in mild melancholy, the second in mild mania, and the last in mild mood swings. However, other psychologists would categorize these as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/mood-disorders\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20365057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>mood disorders<\/em>, which distort your emotional state<\/a>. When talking about \u201cabnormal personalities,\u201d other psychologists may be referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/9636-personality-disorders-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>personality disorders<\/em>, which are dysfunctional thought and behavior patterns<\/a>, such as antisocial or schizoid personality disorder. This disagreement over the definition of &#8220;abnormal personality&#8221; reinforces the idea that mental health exists on a spectrum and that conditions can&#8217;t be objectively categorized.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike for physical diseases, there aren\u2019t any tests that can definitively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/diagnosing-mental-illness\/\">diagnose mental illness<\/a>. To make his diagnoses of deceased historical figures, Ghaemi researched for evidence of symptoms, how long the symptoms lasted, family history, and treatment history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: For each historical figure, Ghaemi is making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4049481\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a retrospective diagnosis\u2014a diagnosis based solely on historical documents.<\/a> Researchers point out the challenges of making such diagnoses, arguing that a retrospective diagnosis forgoes the typical physician-patient relationship that allows for first-hand observation and is often considered vital to making any type of clinical diagnosis. Furthermore, critics argue that diseases change over time and that documents alone can\u2019t accurately reflect someone\u2019s lived experience. 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